The Long Winter

The Long Winter1 point

While Pillar of Frost is active your auto-attack critical strikes increase its duration by 1 sec, up to a maximum of 4 sec.

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TypeTalent

Ranks1 point

ClassDeath Knight

Specializations3

Tree sectionFrost specialization talents

Row10 of 11

Opens at20 points spent

Game build12.1.5

Tree position

In the Frost Death Knight talent tree, The Long Winter sits in the Frost specialization talents, row 10 of 11. It is a single-point node. Its row opens once 20 points are spent in Frost Talents.

Connected above

The tree draws a line into The Long Winter from Icy Death Torrent.

Icy Death Torrent
Your auto attack critical strikes have a chance to send out a torrent of ice dealing (140% of Attack Power) Frost damage to enemies in front of you.

Same row

Also on this row: Killing Streak, Frostbane and Breath of Sindragosa.

Killing Streak
Multiple applications may overlap.
Frostbane
Each foe struck with Glacial Advance has a chance to transform your next Frost Strike into Frostbane. The chance increases with the number of Razorice stacks on the target. Start a frozen onslaught that strikes twice, unleashing the chilling essence of winter, dealing (72% of Attack Power) Frost damage to all enemies caught in its wake with each strike. Each enemy struck reduces the damage dealt to the next foe by 5%, down to 40%.
Breath of Sindragosa
Call upon Sindragosa's aid in battle for 8 sec, continuously dealing Frost damage every 1 sec to enemies in a cone in front of you. Deals reduced damage to secondary targets. Grants a charge of Empower Rune Weapon at the start and 2 Runes at the end.